Diseases of Entomological Importance
World War II United States Armed Forces, 1940-45
Disease | 1940-1941 | 1942-1943 | 1942-1945 |
---|---|---|---|
Diarrhea, Dysentery | 20,976 | 199,505 | 523,331 |
Dengue | 656 | 23,192 | 84,093 |
Malaria | 8,233 | 178,594 | 460,936 |
Filariasis | 0 | -- | 1,653 |
Sand fly fever | 0 | -- | 12,438 |
Scabies | -- | 21,286 | -- |
Typhus | 0 | 0 | 7,352 |
Data from Statistical Health Reports, Division of Medical Statistics, Office of the Surgeon General, Department of the Army